{"id":8799,"date":"2022-06-20T14:05:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T12:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monzanet.it\/endurance-races-when-motoring-becomes-endurance\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T14:52:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T12:52:57","slug":"endurance-races-when-motoring-becomes-endurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monzanet.it\/en\/endurance-races-when-motoring-becomes-endurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Endurance races, when motorsport becomes endurance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Endurance races for cars are long-lasting competitions, even up to 24 hours, which require drivers to have a particular stamina. They are raced aboard Touring, Gran Turismo, Sport or prototype cars. In some cases, these are competitions that have made the history of motoring, such as the Mille Miglia or the 24 Hours of Le Mans. <\/em> Usually, the first association that comes to mind when talking about car racing<\/strong> is speed<\/strong> . Racing cars that devour the asphalt at over 300 km \/ h, drivers who attack the curves as if they never want to brake, single-seaters that whiz under the stands so fast that they are almost invisible. These are the images that the word motoring evokes to mind. Yet, there are competitions in which speed is not the most important variable<\/strong> , but where resistance<\/strong> counts, the ability to push beyond one’s limits and stay behind the wheel for hours and hours, grinding kilometers after kilometers. It’s the crazy world of endurance racing<\/strong> . <\/p>\n

What is endurance in sport and motoring<\/h2>\n

In reality, the term endurance<\/strong> is not a peculiarity of motorsport<\/strong> . There are endurance specialties in many sports, such as cycling, running or horse riding. The English word, in fact, translates into Italian as \u201c resistance<\/strong> \u201d and is used to define all those races that have a particularly long duration<\/strong> and which therefore require athletes to make a notable effort over time. <\/p>\n

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How endurance car races work and how long they last<\/h3>\n

Currently, in motor racing, endurance races are held exclusively on tracks<\/strong> , inside racetracks that guarantee high levels of safety. A single endurance race of this type can last up to 24 hours<\/strong> . In the past, in addition to track races, endurance road competitions<\/strong> were also planned, held in streets open to traffic. Their high danger, however, has led to their progressive cancellation or transformation into track races. The heirs of those old road endurance competitions are the current rallies<\/strong> , which however have very different rules and methods of execution (and are not included in the endurance races). <\/p>\n

Endurance machines<\/h3>\n

Obviously, to be able to face such particular competitions, suitable machines are needed. From an aesthetic point of view, endurance cars wink at Formula 1 single-seaters<\/strong> . They are light (up to 850 kg), equipped with powerful engines (even higher than 1000 horsepower) and therefore capable of exceeding 200 km \/ h. Generally speaking, endurance cars can be divided into four categories<\/strong> : <\/p>\n